Fall 2025 Vocal Concert Program

Artwork by Olivia Khanbeigi ’26

The Alexandra Nechita Center for the Arts

ORANGE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL

ORANGE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL P R ESEN TS

BASED ON THE DREAMWORKS MOTION PICTURE

OCT 23, 24, 25 | 7 PM OCT 25 & 26 | 2 PM

2025

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ORANGE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL P R ESEN TS

FALL VOCAL CONCERT F E AT U R I NG

Honors Choir • Honors Women’s Chorus Concert Choir • Bel Canto Vocal Jazz • Creative Worship DI R E C T E D BY

Megan Carvale

� Alexandra Nechita Center � the Arts OCT 08 | 7 PM 2025

EXPERIENCING THE ARTS ORANGE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL • 2025-2026

Dear Lancer Community, Welcome to the 2025/26 arts season at Orange Lutheran High School! For more than 50 years, the Lord has done marvelous things at Lutheran High School of Orange County. Since 2003, the Nechita Center has been a place where the talents, skills, and abilities of our students have been joyfully displayed.

Through these gifts, and under the guidance of talented and creative teachers, directors, technical directors, and leaders, the Lord continues to use the Arts program to share the eternal message of salvation found in Jesus Christ with students, parents, donors, and the greater Lancer community. At Orange Lutheran, we believe it is entirely possible to remain faithful to Jesus Christ, our Savior, while pursuing and achieving excellence in the arts.

Whether you are enjoying a musical, concert, play, art exhibit, recital, or lecture, it is wonderful to attend an event in the Nechita Center. It’s not the space that makes the event special, but rather the dedication, hard work, and diligence of faithful students and leaders who pour themselves into each production. This year, hundreds of students will participate in the events that take place in “the Nechita”.

They will sing, dance, play instruments, act, draw, create, and use their amazing abilities, gifts, and skills.

The Fall Concert will open our season this year, followed closely by Catch Me If You Can. Before we know it, Christmas arrives, where we celebrate the birth of our Savior with instruments, song, and dance. A fan favorite production of Charlotte’s Web will lead us into a vocal concert of Let’s Go to the Movies. You will not want to miss the Dance Student Showcase stepping up just before Into The Woods. Truthfully, it’s difficult to choose my favorite between the Instrumental Student Showcase and The Best of Broadway. A highlight of the year is our amazing Annual Art Show in May, where our visual arts are in full display. Finally, be sure to save the date for Night of Worship! We close the year being reminded of the work of our Master Artist who has created and designed each of us in His image, to the Glory of God. Thank you for being here, and enjoy the show!

Dr. Mary K. Scott

CEO & Executive Director

DIRECTOR’S LETTER FALL VOCAL CONCERT

Dear OLu Arts Supporters, Thank you for joining us for this year’s Fall Concert as we kick off another exciting season of Performing Arts at Orange Lutheran! Classes started exactly seven weeks ago and tonight you will hear a wide variety of repertoire that the students have been preparing in class. This truly is a special group of students.

I am so excited for the year ahead and the many ways that the Lord will use these students as they lift up their voices for His glory.

Tonight, many students will experience performing on the Nechita Stage for the first time. Some of the students performing have been singing their entire lives, and others may have never sung before this year. Regardless of each vocalist’s background, they will all unite together as they close tonight’s concert proclaiming as one voice: “The Joy of the Lord is my Strength”. My prayer is that each student will feel strengthened by Christ and encouraged to use the gifts that He has given to them throughout this year.

Thank you for being here to support these students. I hope that as you listen to the words being sung, you will experience moments of joy, moments of entertainment, and most importantly, I pray that you will experience a moment of worship!

Megan Carvale Director of Vocal Music

WELCOME TO THE TEAM!

MORGAN PEREZ, DIRECTOR OF THE ARTS I’m thrilled to join the OLu family as your new Director of the Arts! With over 20 years of experience building and leading arts programs, I’ve had the privilege of mentoring students who now perform and create professionally around the world. The past months have been amazing—getting to know our incredible OLu arts families and the talented students who bring so much heart and dedication to their craft has been truly inspiring. I can’t wait to see all that we will create together in the year ahead!

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM FALL VOCAL CONCERT

OPENING WELCOME AND PRAYER........................................Morgan Perez ROCK OF AGES MEDLEY........................................................................ Arr. Mac Huff Honors Choir featuring Corey Navarro

HEARTBREAKER.....................................Cliff Wade and Geoff Gill; Anita Cracauer Bel Canto featuring Olivia Adams and Jemma McCabe

SONG INTRODUCTION.................................................................................Faith Novak WHEN I FALL IN LOVE................................ Edward Heyman and Victor Young; Bel Canto featuring Lily Elliot ............................................................................. Arr. Kirby Shaw

FLY ME TO THE MOON................................................................................ Bart Howard Concert Choir

SONG INTRODUCTION............................................................................... Kyle Monson I WANT YOU BACK.............. Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, Berry Gordy Jr.,

Vocal Jazz featuring Aylania LeBlanc................................. and Deke Richards; Arr. Kerry Marsh

COME FLY WITH ME..................................Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen; Honors Women’s Chorus................................................................................................ Arr. Kirby Shaw

HOLD ON TO ME.......................... Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, and Paul Mabury; Honors Women’s Chorus featuring Hannah Gullikson, ....................................Arr. Anita Cracauer Sophie Barzak and Kelynn Aquino

SONG INTRODUCTION.................................... Sunday Wang and Sonia Zhuang

TOTAL PRAISE...................................................... Richard Smallwood; Arr. Joel Raney Honors Choir & Honors Women’s Chorus featuring Sunday Wang and Sonia Zhuang

SONG INTRODUCTION......................................................................Braydon Overton MY JESUS................................................... Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, and Matthew West Creative Worship featuring Lily Elliot, Irae Jennings, and Jessie Hoggatt

SING WHEREVER I GO................... Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Creative Worship featuring Aylania LeBlanc ............Kyle Briskin, Martin Cash, and Scott Cash

SONG INTRODUCTION........................................................................ Jemma McCabe IT’S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME.................... Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn Aylania LeBlanc, Jemma McCabe, and Faith Novak

MY GOD IS A ROCK........................... Traditional Gospel Spiritual; Arr. Ken Berg Honors Choir

CLOSING REMARKS....................................................................................Megan Carvale I KNOW A NAME............................................................... Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley,

Honors Choir featuring Peyton Simon and Irae Jennings ......... Jacob Sooter, and Steven Furtick

THE JOY......................................................... Andrew Holt & Mitch Wong; Arr. Jay Rouse Full Cast featuring Rebecca Yu, Abby Bustrum, Aiden Rodriguez, and Braydon Overton

STUDENT PERFORMERS FALL VOCAL CONCERT

HONORS CHOIR

D IR EC TED BY M EG A N CA RVA L E

Lauren Allen

Nick Krochman

Madeline Pratt

Abby Bustrum

Angie LeBlanc

Aiden Rodriguez

Lily Dienhart

Aylania LeBlanc

Ava Schnell

Brogan Driscoll

Francesca Lowe

Peyton Simon

Lily Elliott

Jemma McCabe

Zeke Southall

Juliet Funa

Kyle Monson

Rebecca Yu

Simon Gorgy

Corey Navarro

Sophia Zabka

Emily Houssels

Faith Novak

Eli Zarubin

Irae Jennings

Braydon Overton

Kayla Keppler

Brandon Paulo

HONORS WOMEN’S CHORUS

D IR EC TED BY ME G A N CA RVA L E

Olivia Adams

Hannah Gullickson

Cindy Ruiz

Kelyn Aquino

Leah Harness

Abby Spatacean

Eden Arana

Mia Helmick

Gabby Stankus

Sophie Barzak

Rory Longridge

Jillian Taylor

Melody Bedourian

Melody Lopez

Ava Tolks

Lucy Brown

Janella Lua

Bridgette Van Blarcom

Ella Busch

Liv Owen

Sunday Wang

Cam Delja

Sophia Owens

Rebekah Wasim

Quinn Farless

Alyssa Palmer

Melanie Yang

Rilyn Gapik

Amanda Pena

Clara Yim

Charlotte Graham

Esti Ross

Sonia Zhuang

CONCERT CHOIR

D IR EC TED BY M EG A N CA RVA L E

Liv Adams

Kiingbaraka Kizzee

Victoria Un

Ellie Barnhill

AJ Krochman

Lex Von Esch

Noah Cortez

Amber Liu

Addison Winterswyk

Alex Fish

Colt Potter

Danni Wu

Madison Haydis

Paul Rinden

Elias Kawaja

Grace Tuipulotu

BEL CANTO

DI REC TED BY M EG A N CA RVA LE

Olivia Adams

Rilyn Gapik

Francesca Lowe

Lauren Allen

Mia Helmick

Jemma McCabe

Abby Bustrum

Kayla Keppler

Faith Novak

Lily Elliot

Aylania LeBlanc

Ava Schnell

VOCAL JAZZ

DIREC TED BY SA R A H SA M UELS

Lily Elliot

Jemma McCabe

Braydon Overton

Nick Krochman

Kyle Monson

Zeke Southall

Aylania LeBlanc

Faith Novak

CREATIVE WORSHIP

D IR EC TED BY KA R ISSA R A E B E L

VO CALI STS Cam Delja

Kayla Keppler

Aylania LeBlanc

Lily Dienhart

David Martinez

Braydon Overton

Lily Elliot

Aiden Rodriguez

Zeke Southall

Kathy Filemu

Izzy Thomas

Irae Jennings

Jessie Hoggatt

F E ATURED I N STRUM EN TA LIST Logan Roettele, Electric Guitar

FEATURED ARTISTS ARTS & HUMANITIES ACADEMY SENIORS ARTS & HUMANITIES ACADEMY

AYLANIA LEBLANC, JEMMA MCCABE, AND FAITH NOVAK OLu’s Arts & Humanities Academy is comprised of students who have a passion for the Performing Arts, Visual Arts, or Humanities. This year, there are 15 students in this Academy whose focus is on the Performing Arts (Acting, Dance, Instrumental Music, Musical Theater, or Vocal Music). Aylania, Jemma, and Faith are the three seniors who will be graduating from the Arts & Humanities Academy with a Performing Arts Focus.

Graduating with this endorsement is an accomplishment that truly highlights these students and the dedication they each have to their craft. Each of these gifted young ladies sing in Honors Choir, Bel Canto and Vocal Jazz. They are active in the musical theater program and will be performing in Catch Me if You Can at the end of this month. These girls take voice lessons and music theory class, participate in master classes and vocal juries, and are constantly working to improve as performers. Tonight’s concert features a special song that these students are learning as part of their Arts & Humanities requirement. We are so proud of how these students have grown over their time in the Academy program & look forward to seeing continued success from them throughout this school year and beyond!

MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES ACADEMY IS...

Aylania LeBlanc ‘26

Jemma McCabe ‘26

Faith Novak ‘26

“...the opportunities I have to work on my individual growth and talent from things like master classes and vocal juries.

I also love how supportive we all are of each other and especially how much support and love goes into our end-ofthe-year recitals!”

“...getting to do what I love with the people I love. I am blessed to be surrounded by talented performers who not only inspire me, but push me to grow as both an artist and a person.

It’s an amazing opportunity to learn from others who share the same passion, to work together, and to build friendships.”

“...the friendships I’ve built with people who are just as passionate about the arts as I am. It’s heart warming to see everyone around me grow in their vocal abilities and performance skills. This community that we’ve built around Christ and the Performing Arts has truly been remarkable, and I’m so grateful to get to be a part of it!”

PRODUCTION STAFF BEHIND THE SCENES

Director of Vocal Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Carvale** Director of Worship Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karissa Raebel Vocal Jazz Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Samuels** Vocal Music Accompanist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Pappas Creative Worship Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mason Wong Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Bartle Associate Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cory Cooke Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor Clayton Audio Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Medeiros Audio Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Cox Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brayden Galante Video Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Streeter Wardrobe Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carole Zelinger Deck Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rochelle Garcia Talent Assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Azara Seek

THE BAND Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Pappas Guitar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noel Kim Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Decker Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art Pacheco

*OLu Student

The use of any recording device (audio, video, photo) is prohibited during all performances. Please silence all electronic devices.

**OLu Alumnus

The Nechita Center is equipped with assistive listening equipment.

Please see an usher or Nechita staff for assistance with a receiver.

Restrooms are located in the Nechita Center lobby near the entrance to the theater.

SPECIAL THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE ARTS

CEO & Executive Director Dr. Mary K. Scott, EdD

Director of Vocal Music Megan Carvale

Head of School Dr. Jack Preus

Director of Dramatic Arts Chelsey Everhart

Chief Financial Officer Justin Stewart Chief Development Officer Bruce Freeman Chief Operations Officer Jeremy Johnston Director of the Arts Morgan Perez Director of Instrumental Music, Performing Arts Department Chair Aaron Zeilinger

Director of Dance Jennifer Blomquist Director of Worship Arts Karissa Raebel Technical Director David Bartle Asst. Technical Director Cory Cooke Visual & Media Arts Department Chair Jeannie Mooney

Visual & Media Arts Teacher Ariel Gjersvold Visual & Media Arts Teacher Jane Klammer Yearbook Advisor Giana Flores Director of Marketing and Communications Jeff Brouwer Creative Content Manager, Activities Chris Cornish Graphic Designer Kelly Early Scheduling & Events Coordinator Kirsten Resha

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INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT

DEC 06 | 4 PM

VOCAL & DANCE CONCERT

DEC 13 | 2 & 7 PM

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Experience the Arts 2 02 5- 2 02 6 SE ASON

Fall Concert

Let’s Go to the Movies

VO C A L M U S I C

VO C A L M U S I C

Wednesday, October 8 • 7 pm

Thursday, February 26 • 7 pm

Catch Me If You Can

Student Showcase

FA L L M U S I C A L

O L u DA N C E

Thursday, October 23 • 7 pm Friday, October 24 • 7 pm Saturday, October 25 • 2 pm & 7 pm Sunday, October 26 • 2 pm

Saturday, March 7 • 4 pm

Into The Woods SPRING MUSICAL

Saturday, December 6 • 4 pm

Thursday, April 16 • 7 pm Friday, April 17 • 7 pm Saturday, April 18 • 2 pm & 7 pm Sunday, April 19 • 2 pm

Christmas at the Nechita

Student Showcase

VO C A L & DA N C E C O N C E R T

I N S T R U M E N TA L M U S I C

Saturday, December 13 • 2 pm & 7 pm

Sunday, April 26 • 4 pm

Charlotte’s Web

The Best of Broadway

Christmas at the Nechita I N S T R U M E N TA L C O N C E R T

S TA G E P L AY

V O C A L M U S I C & DA N C E

Thursday, February 5 • 7 pm Friday, February 6 • 7 pm Saturday, February 7 • 2 pm

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Honors Recital I N S T R U M E N TA L M U S I C

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